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  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  your feet into that same ice sheet to stand on. Climbing is a motion ... A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and ... interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  new uses and features for the Paris metro (subway) system -- ways to ... for newly automated tasks, how can they be put to use in new and ... . Apparently you stand on a slower portion for a few seconds, keep your feet

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  /D/F, which is exactly what it sounds like. You can take up to two classes on ... 's where they get you. (Tricked me again, life!) According to my mom, you ... in all your pictures, and to know what a Roth IRA is and how to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  Boston to New York, which means we had to get on the earliest possible bus ... only is FAP one week of pure awesome (I mean, come on, you get to hang out with The Angela Monster), but you also just might get the chance to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  walked. and so the idea slowly came to me: what if i just kept on walking? how far could i get? thus, began the journey to the end of the world ... approach would be to just use a random number generator on each square meter

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  tonight! After you get your tube a bunch of new stuff appears on your my ... &A" because I'd like to answer your questions. My goal is for this to be the one ... applying early is a great way to show the admissions office that you're

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  ="52584" /]   Did you finally dye your hair like you wanted to? Get a tattoo ... finnicky to decide on something and your interests change far too quickly ... principal's office. "I hear you're threatening to commit suicide. Camille, do

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  a mini mill in your dorm at MIT? And do you get time to work on your ... a modest tool collection and working on getting a space to put an ... pain to get to) to slave away on our projects for an entire Saturday. So

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  happened to come across the Nature paper on a friend’s desk. He decided to ... working on taking this invention into the clinic, where it can be used to ... Update on 8/19/2008: Prof. Jeff Karp has been recognized as one of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  biggest was the general explosion of user-created on-line content. You ... there for anyone to listen to. I know I have Ben's band on my iPod. =P ... political parties are too busy hating each other to get it right more than

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  Dominos has brought the concept to a whole new level. I just think this is kind of creepy. The bar corresponding to what's currently going on with ... status text on the bottom updates to say something crazy like, "Our

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  how to draw dotted lines on chalkboards, mit style dotted lines go brrrrr

  

  dotted line! Troubleshooting: If you just get a solid line, you’re either ... need to loosen your grip slightly. And there you have it! That’s it! You’re making dotted lines! To change the shape of your dotted lines, you can

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 20, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  encouraged me to try again. I have been delighted by your nerdiness and amazed ... disappointed on Friday, that you will begin to see yourself as one without magic ... been a humbling experience. I am full of gratitude to you, our class of

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  “menace to society.” As I googled Amaud Arbery’s name I almost threw my ... SICK AND TIRED I AM SO DONE WITH GOOGLING THESE NAMES! I DON’T WANT TO ... , and part of me feels this is how someone wants things to be. Just… get

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  reflect on the transition back to MIT from a place where I have lived and ... easy to say that some people and/or places just don’t get me, but harder ... .  My absence is easy to explain though, having left the Institute to work

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  ? Questions from last entry will be answered when I get back to Beantown. Well ... on the chapel is meant to represent religion, and the juxtaposition of ... , leading some people to show up at Ring Delivery with "Phi Theta" t-shirts on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  American communities. I can't promise you the answers to all of your questions - remember, the only way out is to THINK your way out. Enough said. Let's get down to business. Who is This Guy? Hey Skeech how did we get

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  humanities. This means you get to choose one humanities field to concentrate ... income. What are your thoughts on 21E? I noticed a complete change in my ... in class as opposed to mindlessly sitting through content I don't care

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  middle of your sophomore year, to allow time to get a pre-medical advisor ... seemed like a great opportunity to get a different perspective on the ... (“You’ve landed on the ‘Guidance Counselors’ Office.’ Collect your letters

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  years before returning to the island it was born on to mate and lay eggs ... wingspans as a sort of sail, and angling the feathers on each wing's end to ... one would expect, and I see rabbits just about every day on my walk to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024